"Apple Store Thank You for Your Order - Items to Be Shipped" Phishing Scam

Apple Store Thank You for Your Order - Items to Be Shipped Phishing Scam

The fake email message below which claims that the recipients have ordered items from the Apple Store is a phishing scam. The scam has been created by online scammers to steal Apple users' usernames and passwords, by attempting to trick them into clicking on the links within it, which will take them to a fake Apple website. The fake website will ask visitors to sign-in with their username and password. But, any attempts to sign into the fake website will send the visitors' Apple usernames and passwords (credentials) to the online scammers, who will use it to hijack their accounts.

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It is recommended that Apple users go directly to appleid.apple.com to sign into their accounts, instead of clicking on a link in an e-mail message.

The "Apple Store Thank You for Your order - Items to Be Shipped" Scam

Subject:Fw: Order Number W512494298

Apple store

Order Number W512494298 | Ordered on Jul 10, 2017

Thank you for your order.

We’ll let you know when your items are on their way.

Items to Be Shipped

Shipment 1

Ships: In Stock

Delivers: Wed Mar 14 by Free 2 Business Day Shipping

13-inch MacBook Pro - Silver

13-inch MacBook Pro - Silver

$1,299.00

With the following configuration:

•2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz

•8GB 1866MHz memory

•128GB PCIe-based SSD

•Intel Iris Graphics 6100

•Two Thunderbolt 2 ports

•Accessory Kit

•Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide

Shipping Address

Shipment Notifications

Payment

Billing Contact

Billing Address

**********

Thailand

Subtotal $1,299.00

Free Shipping $0.00

Estimated Tax $77.94

Order Total $1,376.94

View Your Order

The links in the email message currently go to the fake Apple website (hxxp://service-center.online).

Apple users who have already submitted their information on the fake Apple website should change their password immediately before their accounts are hijacked and used fraudulently by the scammers. And, Apple users whose accounts have already been hijacked are asked to contact Apple immediately for help.

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Apr. 18, 2018 at 10:09 AM by
"Apple Store Thank You for Your Order - Items to Be Shipped" Phishing Scam
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Here is another scam:

"De: AppIe Purchase· <norepely-kimurahikaru918647iuhjcojp@web00-auth.com>

Enviado: miércoles, 18 de abril de 2018 02:35

Asunto: Re: Thank you for your purchase W554198854, at Apr 18,2018.

Apple

Thank you for your order.

We’ll let you know when your items are on their way.

Order Number: W554198854

Ordered on: Apr 18, 2018

Items to be Shipped

Shipment 1

Ships: In Stock

Delivers: Tomorrow by Next Day Shipping

iPhone X 256GB Silver

$1,149.00

Qty 1

$1,149.00

Shipping Address:"

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